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My thoughts on…Snakes on a Plane’s opening weekend

August 24th 2006 -

This is my fourth Snakes related post, and by now you’re probably tired of reading about it. To you I say, if you don’t like it, get off my blog! No, wait. Don’t close the browser window! I don’t have many friends. In my post about the Snakes on a Plane phenomenon, I said I was one of the four that didn’t see it. Apparently I was mistaken. But you really can’t blame me. The blogosphere was littered with posts apologizing for important appointments because people were going to see the movie. So much so that I was convinced that everyone and their dog saw the movie. But when I saw the numbers, I was as surprised as my friend in the picture there. It got a cold-blooded reception. It made only $15 million in its opening weekend, barely beating Talladega Nights, and only because of its Thursday night opening. What happened? With all of its Internet hype, it should have done way better!

There are many theories. Some say its because the hype peaked weeks before, and by time the movie opened, interest took a nose dive. Others say people were laughing at Snakes, not with it, and never took it seriously. Some say the campiness that made Snakes a hit on the Internet killed it at the box office. And others say that Internet hype is an ineffective form of advertising. Well duh! It’s about as effective as spam and pop-ups. I think that many people do want to see it. They simply don’t have the drive to go the theatres and see it. It should sell well on DVD. As for the hype, the joke really did get tired. They should have released it earlier when the hype was at its peak. The R rating seems like a double edged sword. It might have isolated the youngsters, the ones who powered a lot of the hype. I think, because they’re the ones who can find time to engage in such silliness. But it might have worked in its favour, as the language, nudity and such really drew people to the movie. No way to know for certain which had the greater effect. But rumors of Snakes’ death at the box office are greatly exaggerated, as it still has a long way to go.

Related Posts:

1. My thoughts on…the Snakes on a Plane hype
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3. The Snakes on a Plane Flash Game
4. Snakes on a meme
5. My thoughts on…the Spiderman 3 hype

5 Responses on “My thoughts on…Snakes on a Plane’s opening weekend”

1. 
   Scratchie Says:
   August 24th, 2006 at 9:29 pm

   I’ll probably do the same thing I did with the other reptile movies…missed them all.

2. 
   SeniorGato Says:
   August 25th, 2006 at 5:21 pm

   Yeah, kind of an interesting phenomenom. I found it very interesting, but I still didn’t go see it.

3. 
   Janet Says:
   August 27th, 2006 at 1:40 pm

   I haven’t seen the movie yet, but something tells me it’s lost the battle, but not the war. I can almost guarantee it will do well on video. I mean it’s got a kickass theme song and Samuel L. How can it go wrong?

4. 
   Dave Says:
   August 27th, 2006 at 6:25 pm

   I thought it was a delriously funny flick.

5. 
   Dr. D. Says:
   August 27th, 2006 at 7:55 pm

   Won’t be going to see it.

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